North America | Arizona
Katsina doll
Arizona
Mana Katsina – Maiden Katsina Doll
Hopi
Circa 1890-1900
Carved wood (cottonwood), natural pigments
Height: 8 ½ in. – 21.5 cm
Provenance
Ex collection Galerie Flak, Paris
Ex private collection, France
Archaic Mana Katsina doll 21.5 cm / Galerie Flak
On request
Katsina dolls (or katsinam) represent spirits or gods from the pantheon of the Pueblo peoples in the American Southwest. Given to children, Katsina dolls constituted a pedagogical tool allowing them to familiarize themselves with the spiritual world and perpetuating knowledge of the founding myths on which their society was based.
Explore the entire collection
